Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 13, 28 March 1907, Page 3

Friends at Court

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR March 31,- Sunday.— Easter Sunday. April 1, Monday.— Easter Monday. „, 2, Tuesday.— Easter Tuesday. . - „ 3, Wednesday.— Of the Octave. „ 4, Thursday.— Of the Octave. „ 5, Friday.— Of the Octave. „ 6, Saturday.— Of the Octave.- " Easter Sunday. , . - 4 The festival of Easter,' writes St. Gregory, 4is t/he solemnity of solemnities, because it raises us from the earth into eternity, which it enables us to enjoy beforehand by faith, hope, and charity.' ' You shall rise again ! ' This is what the Church says to us by the eloquent voice of her ceremonies. From the holyv temple all signs of mourning have disappeared. The altars a-e decked out__with extraordinary magnificence. Ornaments of gay color and rich embroidery appear. Every face is bright. The bells are all in motion. The song of joy — the Alleluia— that word of the language of heaven fallen on earth for our festive— days, resounds on all sides, is repeated every moment ; -is varied again and again ; is modulated into every key ; and when there are added the rays of a beautiful sun, you cannot avoid those feelings of hope and delight which it is the mission of this great day to inspire.